|
Short cuts: Minimally invasive surgery has its critics.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
|
Byline: Tracy Wheeler
It used to be _ back in the Dark Ages of the late 1980s _ that removing a kidney meant major surgery. An 18-inch incision. Carving through muscle. Removing part of a rib. A week or more in the hospital. Lingering pain. And two to three months worth of recovery.
Now? Three half-inch incisions. One to two days in the hospital. Recovery within two to four weeks.
From spleens to spines, from hernias to hysterectomies to heartburn, minimally invasive surgeries are replacing the long, thick scars of traditional operations, using smaller incisions, ...
Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research
(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)
 "Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, OH)")
|
Short cuts: Minimally invasive surgery has its critics.
Newspaper article from: Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, OH)
; ...heartburn, minimally invasive surgeries...believe, hip replacements, too? Through...in on one minimally invasive hip replacement...performed 35 minimally invasive hip replacements. George Siciliano...traditional hip replacements. ...
|
|
|
Minimally Invasive Surgery Results in Small Incisions, Quicker Recovery.
Newspaper article from: Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, OH)
; ...heartburn, minimally invasive surgeries...believe, hip replacements, too? Through...in on one minimally invasive hip replacement...performed 35 minimally invasive hip replacements. George Siciliano...traditional hip replacements. ...
|
|
A new approach to hip replacement; The minimally invasive technique, which involves a much smaller incrison than the traditional method, speeds recovery and shortens hospital stay.
Newspaper article from: Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA
; ...from a new type of minimally invasive hip replacement...preferred method for hip replacements. "Patients are asking...to take off." The minimally invasive method was made...which does about 200 hip replacements each year. In fact...reduced with the ...
|
|
The latest thing: minimally invasive heart surgery is all the rage. But it may not always be the right thing to do.(Cover Story)
Magazine article from: Modern Healthcare
; Minimally invasive heart surgery is all the rage...solution to revive a key artery: minimally invasive cardiac surgery. Instead of cracking...some experts question whether the minimally invasive surgery is as effective as standard...
|
|
Opinion mixed on 'minimally invasive' joint surgery: some praise the cosmetic results and the sparing of muscles, but others worry about malpositioning.(Musculoskeletal Disorders)
Magazine article from: Family Practice News
; ...Growing public demand for minimally invasive hip and knee replacement...Surgeons, discussions of minimally invasive joint replacement and...accepted definitions for 'minimally invasive total joint replacement...Advantages The promise of the minimally invasive ...
|
|
'Minimally invasive' joint surgery divides specialty: some praise the cosmetic results and the sparing of muscles, but others worry about malpositioning.(Rheumatology)
Magazine article from: Internal Medicine News
; ...Growing public demand for minimally invasive hip and knee replacement...Surgeons, discussions of minimally invasive joint replacement and...accepted definitions for minimally invasive total joint replacement...Advantages The promise of the minimally invasive ...
|
|
Another step forward for minimally invasive surgery.(THE WAY AHEAD)
Newspaper article from: Surgical Products
; It is no secret that the minimally invasive approach to surgery is becoming...surgeries and hernia repair, minimally invasive techniques are being incorporated...the current technology, minimally invasive surgery can only go so far...
|
|
|
Minimally invasive surgery: where less is more. (The Way Ahead).
Newspaper article from: Surgical Products
; For over a decade, minimally invasive methods of surgery, and more...variety of other surgeries; minimally invasive alternatives are extending...ablation (TUNA[R]) technique, a minimally invasive treatment that uses low-level...
|
|
St. John opens new operating room with latest innovations; Arab American physician a pioneer in minimally invasive surgery
Newspaper article from: The Arab American News
; ...surgery suite built specifically for minimally invasive surgery procedures has opened at...surgery. It offers multi-specialty minimally invasive surgery applications for minimally invasive surgery procedures in General Surgery...
|
|
OR-Live Webcast: Robotic-Assisted Minimally Invasive Hysterectomy
Newspaper article from: Wireless News
; OR-Live Webcast: Robotic-Assisted Minimally Invasive Hysterectomy WIRELESS NEWS-September...2008-OR-Live Webcast: Robotic- Assisted Minimally Invasive Hysterectomy (C)2008 10Meters - http...PinnacleHealth will broadcast a minimally invasive hysterectomy, performed by Gregory...
|
For more facts and information,
see all results
Find more facts and information related to the article "Short cuts: Minimally invasive surgery has its ..."
